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Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre

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Changes to Overnight Care at Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield Clinical Commissioning Group are launching a new overnight service for patients in the Easington and Sedgefield localities.

From Sunday, January, 5, 2020 patients in the Easington locality and parts of Sedgefield who require urgent treatment for a minor injury or illness, which would have been suitable for treatment at Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre, can now be offered a home visit from the Urgent Treatment Centre home-visiting team between the hours of midnight and 8am every day.

Few people attend Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre overnight. The Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre site will close between the hours of midnight and 8am every day and patients will no longer be able to walk into the building during these hours.

Treatment and services can still be accessed by calling NHS111.

Patients who would have previously been asked to attend Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre will instead speak directly to a clinician who will discuss and agree the most appropriate care or treatment.

This may include a home visit or an appointment with another service depending on clinical need.

The local NHS111 team can give advice, book appointments at GP practices, hubs, other urgent treatment centres or even transfer your call so you can speak directly to a GP or clinician.

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield Clinical Commissioning Group have worked together to re-design the service to make it more convenient for patients.

During public engagement activities the Foundation Trust and Clinical Commissioning Group were told that the majority of people agreed that they would rather receive a home visit during the night than travel to Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre for their treatment.

If people have a condition suitable for urgent treatment centre care, between midnight and 8am, they should telephone NHS111 and not travel to Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre.

What happens when patients call NHS 111? The local NHS111 team will ask questions to understand the patients’ clinical need.  Patients who would have previously been asked to attend Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre will instead speak directly to a clinician who will discuss and agree the most appropriate care of treatment.  This may include a home visit or an appointment with another service depending on clinical need.

Key messages

From Monday, 6, January 2020 Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre will be open 16 hours a day – 8am to midnight.

The doors of Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre will close at 11:59pm on Sunday January 5 2020 until 8am Monday 6 January 2020 and then every night at midnight from then on.

The first overnight service shift will begin at 00:00am Monday January 6 2020 and then every night at midnight from then on.

For minor injuries, which are not a life threatening emergencies, between midnight and 8am, call NHS111 to be directed to the most appropriate care.

Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre will re-open daily between 8am and midnight.

Why should patients attend an urgent treatment centre? Common conditions that can be treated by Urgent Treatment Centre practitioners include: Cuts and grazes, Sprains and strains, Simple broken bones, Wound and wound infections, Minor burns and scalds, Minor head injuries, Insect and animal bites, Minor eye injuries (foreign bodies in eye), Minor back injuries, Emergency contraception, Skin infections/rashes/allergic reactions,Urine infections, Raised temperature/fever, Abdominal pain, Vomiting and diarrhoea and Ear and throat infections.

A&E is only for life threatening emergencies; Using A&E for minor ailments or injuries puts pressure on the system.  We want people to know what to do to help themselves and the NHS.

What will happen during the home visit? The home visiting team is GP led and has a mix of practitioners.  All home-visiting team members have the same equipment as practitioners working at Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre during the day.

How long will I wait for my visit? This will be determined during your call to NHS111 but patients with the most urgent need will wait around an hour for a home visit.

Is Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre closing down? No.  Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre will be open 16 hours a day – 8am to midnight.

If you would like any further information please call NHS Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield Clinical Commissioning Group Communications & Engagement Team on 01642 745401.

Remembrance Sunday – 10 November 2019

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Fantastic turn out for the Remembrance ceremony on Sunday 10 November 2019.

Community Christmas Celebration – 30 November 2019

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WOW……..what a great turn out for the community Christmas event held at the Greenhills Centre on Saturday 30 November 2019.

Everyone had a fantastic day and enjoyed the many activities which included the The Lost Present theatre production, fairground rides, Elf & Safety comedy duo, Christmas crafts, face painting and cake decorating.

Highlights of the day included the Blackberry Donkeys (Bandit, Sox and Hobo) the tree lighting with Santa and carols around the Christmas tree with the fantastic Trimdon Brass Band.

A massive thank you to everyone who came along and supported the day.

We are already planning how to top it in 2020!!!!!

 

 

Wheatley Hill History Club

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Wheatley Hill History Club

Wheatley Hill History Club is dedicated to promoting interest in all aspects of the village history. Meetings are held at 11.00am in Wheatley House, Woodlands Avenue. There is always a speaker who gives an one hour presentation. Admission costs £2.00 and includes refreshments and raffle tickets.

The Club encourages everyone to attend and membership is not necessary.

 For further information please have a look at Wheatley Hill History Club website.

 

Single Use Plastic Pledge

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Wheatley Hill Parish Council has signed up and pledged to join the County Durham Single Use Plastics Pledge.

What single use plastic is and why it is a problem

Single use plastics are used only once before they are thrown away or recycled. These items are things like plastic bags, straws, coffee stirrers, water bottles and most food packaging.

It is thought that more than five trillion pieces of plastic are in the world’s oceans and it can take years for it to break down. Most of it isn’t biodegradable, it doesn’t rot like paper or food and so it can hang around in the environment for hundreds of years.

What happens to your plastic

Find out what happens to your plastic on Durham County Council’s What happens to your recycling page.

How you can reduce your use of single use plastics

There are all sorts of things you can choose to do your bit such as:

  • carry a shopping bag instead of buying a plastic bag
  • carry a reusable bottle – download Refill app to find out where you can refill your bottle
  • take a reusable coffee cup – some cafes and shops even offer a small discount if you use your own cup
  • say no to plastic straws
  • avoid excessive food packaging
  • say no to disposable cutlery
  • pack your lunch in reusable containers
  • get your milk delivered – you can find your nearest delivery on Find Me A Milkman
  • avoid using microbeads which are mainly found in exfoliating face and body scrubs, shower gels, toothpastes

What businesses can do to reduce use of single use plastics

  • promote staff awareness days
  • encourage staff to bring reusable water bottles and lunchboxes into the workplace
  • carry out an internal audit and seek alternatives to single use plastics where possible
  • work with your procurement team to encourage your suppliers to reduce single use plastics

What community groups can do to reduce use of single use plastics

  • help us spread the word, encourage others to sign up to the County Durham Single Use Plastics Pledge!
  • lead by example, encourage others to get rid of single use plastics such as straws, coffee stirrers, plastic cups
If you want further advice or information about how to reduce your use of single use plastics contact Durham County Council on Tel; 03000 26 1000 email; wasteaware@durham.gov.uk

Important NHS Information

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Following consultation by NHS County Durham it was evident that people were often unsure what to do when they were unwell and were also unaware of what help was available regarding transport to attend non emergency hospital and medical appointments.

As a result the NHS has launched an 18 month campaign aimed at getting key health messages out to members of the public to help them better understand how to access the most appropriate care when they need it.

The poster below provides information on “what to do when unwell” and helps residents understand how to access the most appropriate care when they need it.

The leaflet below on NHS funded transport provides information on transport options that are available to attend non emergency hospital or medical appointments.

This information is not widely known so please pass it on to someone who you think may benefit from the information.

What to do if you are unwell

NHS Funded Patient Transport leaflet

Stakeholder briefing

For more information contact

Ella Fielding
Senior Commissioning Support Officer
NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit
John Snow House
Durham University Science Park
Durham
DH1 3YG

Mobile: 07833 048 291
Email: ella.fielding@nhs.net
Web: www.necsu.nhs.uk

 

Reporting Quad and Off Road Bikes

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What you can do if you see or hear a quad or off road bike!

Ring 101 immediately and give as much information as you can. You DO NOT have to give your personal details.

The Parish Council understands that you may not want to ring the Police yourself.

If you see or hear a quad bike and do not want to report it yourself then please contact the Parish Council or your County Councillors who will report it on your behalf.

For more information please see the attached poster.

Quad Bike Poster

 

Parish Council to Fund School Holiday Activities – 2020/2021

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At the January meeting of the Parish Council Members agreed, for the second year running to work in partnership with Wheatley Hill Community Association to deliver a range of activities during the annual school holidays at the Greenhills Centre.

The Greenhills Centre in partnership with the Parish Council will provide a full programme of activities during the following school holidays.

Christmas – 2 Weeks
Spring half term – 1 week
Easter – 2 weeks
Summer half term – 1 week
Summer – 6 weeks
Autumn half term – 1 week
Christmas – 2 weeks
Spring half term – 1 week

Where possible school holiday activities will be provided free of charge or at a minimal cost.

It was becoming increasingly difficult for the centre to plan activities due to their reliance on grant funding. Completing grant applications was time consuming and they were often unsuccessful. Activities could only be booked once the outcome of the applications was known, which often meant that many of the more popular providers were already booked and the Centre missed out.

The Parish Council wants to provide activities for children in the village but with no staff to deliver activities on such a large scale it made sense for the Parish Council to work in partnership with the Community Association. The Parish Council is able to provide the funding and the Community Association are in a position to deliver the activities.

The projected annual costs to provide the full programme of activities during the school holidays was in the region of £15,000 which would be built into the 2020/2021 budget. 

Wingate Lane Post Office – Temporary Closure

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Wingate Lane Post Office

Due to the Resignation of the postmaster and the withdrawal of the premises for Post Office use Wingate Lane Post Office was closed temporarily on 7 December 2018.

The Post Office is currently investigating the options available to enable them to reinstate a Post Office service to the local community.

Please see attached information letter from the Post Office for further details.

Wingate Lane Post Office Information Letter

 

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